What color is #9381A9?

#9381A9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9381A9?

The RGB value is 147, 129, 169: 147 red, 129 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9381A9?

The complementary color is #97A981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9381A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9381A9 color

#9381A9 rgb(147, 129, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9381A9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 50.6% green and 66.3% blue (147, 129, 169).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#9381A9 color codes

HEX	`#9381A9`
RGB	`rgb(147, 129, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 50.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.85, 14.85, -18.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.85, 23.87, 308.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.043, 24.768, 40.884)`
Decimal	`9666985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9381A9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9381A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9381A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9381A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9381a9; }
.text { color: #9381a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9381a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 129 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9381a9, #a781a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9381A9?: #9381A9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9381A9?: The RGB value is 147, 129, 169: 147 red, 129 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9381A9?: The complementary color is #97A981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9381A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.